Morris "Mo" Joseph Pleasure was born on July 12,1962 and is an American composer, singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist.
13 Facts About Morris Pleasure
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Morris Pleasure has worked with artists such as Ray Charles, Najee, George Duke, Marion Meadows and Natalie Cole.
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The family then moved to Guilford, Connecticut when young Morris Pleasure was 7 years old.
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Morris Pleasure began playing piano at age four and studied piano under Carol Wright from age seven to 17.
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Morris Pleasure holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from the University of Connecticut.
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Morris Pleasure started his career in 1986 as a new member of Ray Charles' orchestra.
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Morris Pleasure featured on Najee's 1994 album Share My World and Marion Meadows' 1994 LP Forbidden Fruit.
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Morris Pleasure then appeared on jazz group Urban Knights's 1997 album Urban Knights II and Gerald Albright's 1997 LP Live to Love.
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Morris Pleasure then guested on Boney James' 2004 album Pure and the 2004 Jimi Hendrix tribute album Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix.
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Morris Pleasure later played bass guitar on Brian Culbertson 2007 album Bringing Back The Funk and performed on Michael Jackson's 2009 feature film This Is It.
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Morris Pleasure then worked with Christina Aguilera and later became the musical director of Bette Midler.
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Morris Pleasure played keyboards on Roberta Flack 2012 album Let It Be Roberta.
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Morris Pleasure has devoted time to philanthropic efforts including fundraising for the Guilford ABC Program and Guilford High School music programs and co-founded "We R 1 Voice" with his ex-wife Lori in 2013.